it to the office, everyone was there except for Lucky. Quick took his seat and waited for Turf to begin the meeting.
âWhereâs Lucky?â Turf asked with a stone-faced look.
âI donât know,â Quick replied. âI texted him and told him that you wanted to meet us at the spot in a hour.â
From the look on Turfâs face, Quick could tell that something was wrong.
âI had a few of my men follow you and Lucky to see if I could trust you two,â Turf said. Then he added, âIt turns out, Lucky ainât who he says he is.â
âNot who he says he is?â Quick echoed. He knew for a fact that Lucky wasnât a cop, nor was he a snitch. After all, he had seen him lay his murder game down without even thinking twice, so he really didnât understand what Turf was trying to say.
âI had one of my men follow you and follow him,â Turf said. âCome to find out, your friend Lucky been hanging out with Sosa. Long story short, Lucky has to go.â Turf tried to read Quickâs facial expression. âDo you have a problem with that?â
âYeah,â Quick replied. âI grew up with him. I canât just kill somebody Iâve known all my life.â
âWe going to hit up Sosaâs house tonight. If Luckyâs there, then oh well.â Turf shrugged. He didnât have time to play games. âEither you in or you out,â he said, all eyes on Quick.
Quick knew if he said he didnât want anything to do with it, Turf and his crew would probably kill him right where he stood. âFuck it!â he said. âCount me in.â
Turf smiled. âI know you are new to this business. But sometimes it doesnât matter who it is, if they not moving how they supposed to, then they have to go. This is a businessâa-million-dollar-a-year businessâand if you want to make it in this business, sometimes you might have to do something you donât want to, but you have to do it for the business.â
Quick nodded his head, indicating that he understood. He understood what Turf was saying, but Lucky was like a brother to him, and if Lucky was on the wrong end of his gun, he wouldnât be able to pull the trigger.
Turf suddenly remembered to tell Quick, âOh yeah, you getting a promotion today. Iâma need you to run the trap house that Roach used to run. Can you handle that?â
Quick nodded his head yes, and Goliath handed him the address to the trap house.
âGo handle that, and weâll call you later when itâs time to handle that nigga Sosa,â Goliath said.
Quick exited the church, hopped in his whip, and peeled off. He couldnât believe what he had just heard. Why didnât Lucky let him know what he was doing? And why would he be dealing with Sosa, especially after the shootout that went down a few weeks ago?
Quick pulled out his cell phone and dialed Luckyâs number, but it went straight to voice mail. He wanted to give Lucky a heads-up. Quick pulled up a block away from the trap house and let the engine die. He loaded his 9 mm, stuck it down in his waistband, and walked around to the back door and knocked lightly.
A scrawny-looking teenager named Spike answered the door. He barked, âHow many times I gotta tell yâall muthafuckas not to knock on the back door?â
Quick looked over both shoulders then stole on Spike, pushing his way inside the trap house. He pulled out his 9 mm and put it to the teenagerâs head.
âTake all the money,â Spike said, sounding like a bitch. âItâs in the back room.â
âShut ya punk ass up.â Quick stuck his 9 mm back down in his waistband. âIâm the new nigga in charge. Turf put me in charge of running this place.â
âOh,â Spike said. âGood. âCause I was just about to whip ya ass.â
Quick shook his head as he looked around the place. He saw fiends all scattered
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